Think about it Duke is using most of its alumni and NIL for basketball. In the 2 yrs of Elko who was their highest ranked recruit or transfer ? Elko def isn't used to going head to head for these big recruits and dealing with NIL. Same for the GM we brought from Duke. Saban and Sark are way more experienced negotiating with these big recruits and Kiffin way better with the big time portal guys.
Elko is great X O coach much bette than Jimbo but it still matters to get the Jimmy and Joes.

I'll argue that the vast majority of coaches don't really have expertise in this area. Not a ding against Elko, nice try.

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Saban and Sark are way more experienced negotiating with these big recruits and Kiffin way better with the big time portal guys.

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Sooooo….youre saying we should have hired Saban, Sark, or Kiffin instead?

OK. None of that was on the table.

Elko has proven he can win with whatever he has on hand to work with. That matters much more to me than having a team full of 4 and 5 star kids and not winning.

No one has any significant experience in NIL management. Everyone is learning. So stop your whining.

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Elko has proven he can win with whatever he has on hand to work with. That matters much more to me than having a team full of 4 and 5 star kids and not winning.

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You have to have both. That is an undisputed fact.

The head coach does not directly negotiate NIL terms. The Collectives are the ones reaching out and handling these conversations with the prospects.

Did you not learn your lesson with Papa Jimbo? We had arguably one of the better NIL negotiators yet we did very little with the talent and next to nothing in the portal.

Enjoy the change of pace and let's see how the chips fall.

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Think about it Duke is using most of its alumni and NIL for basketball. In the 2 yrs of Elko who was their highest ranked recruit or transfer ? Elko def isn't used to going head to head for these big recruits and dealing with NIL. Same for the GM we brought from Duke. Saban and Sark are way more experienced negotiating with these big recruits and Kiffin way better with the big time portal guys.
Elko is great X O coach much bette than Jimbo but it still matters to get the Jimmy and Joes.

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What does the coach really do with NIL? It is boosters who *******ize NIL into pay for play. I don't think the coach can (or even needs to be) involved in NIL.

The A&M BagMen are among the best in the country They will get it done.
They will get players and all we can hope for is that Elko gets better results than Jimbo

Nice troll job OP. Now go back to your sip boards.

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Think about it Duke is using most of its alumni and NIL for basketball. In the 2 yrs of Elko who was their highest ranked recruit or transfer ? Elko def isn't used to going head to head for these big recruits and dealing with NIL. Same for the GM we brought from Duke. Saban and Sark are way more experienced negotiating with these big recruits and Kiffin way better with the big time portal guys.
Elko is great X O coach much bette than Jimbo but it still matters to get the Jimmy and Joes.

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Shut up sip.

We started it. It's worth noting that the deal for getting rid of Jimbo was baked into the extension everyone complains about…

Shouldn't you be helping your mom Cory

I can't imagine the orgasmic kick these bagmen get out of being part of the game, legally and loudly.

Our bag men seem to be asleep athe the wheel.

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I'll argue that the vast majority of coaches don't really have expertise in this area. Not a ding against Elko, nice try.

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This, he has as much experience as anybody since this is still barely what, two, three years of NIL even existing?

Frankly the coach hurting the most is Dabo since he refuses to use the portal and is even worse at the NIL game